Case docket
United States v. Diab — U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division
United States v. Diab — 2 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division, filed between March 12, 2025 and March 14, 2025.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division |
|---|---|
| Filings | 2 public filings |
| Filed | 2025-03-12 – 2025-03-14 |
| Document types | order (1) |
| Original PDFs | 2 of 2 |
Case summary
United States v. Diab, No. 5:23-cr-00350 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, concerns Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Paycheck Protection Program claims. The government's trial brief filed March 12, 2025 states that Mustafa Ayoub Diab owned a tax preparation service, applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance using his clients' personal information, diverted benefits to accounts he controlled, and also applied for PPP loans for what it calls fictitious companies, diverting more than $700,000 in total. Diab is charged in 47 counts including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, theft of government funds, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. A separate order of March 14, 2025 adjudges his co-defendant guilty on her plea. The case is pending as of March 14, 2025; the charges are allegations.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Mustafa Ayoub Diab; Elizabeth Lorraine Robinson (co-defendant, No. 5:23-cr-00350-002) |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 5:23-cr-00350-SO |
| Program | Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | As to Diab: conspiracy to commit wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349), count 1; wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2), counts 2 to 12; theft of government funds (18 U.S.C. §§ 641 and 2), counts 25 to 36; aggravated identity theft (18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1)), counts 37 to 46; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments (18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)), count 47 |
| Outcome and sentence | No plea, verdict or judgment as to Diab is on this page; the trial brief was filed March 12, 2025. Robinson was adjudged guilty on March 14, 2025 on her plea to 19 counts of the superseding indictment, with sentencing set for June 23, 2025; no judgment as to her is on this page |
What does the government say the case is about?
That Diab held himself out as able to obtain pandemic benefits, took clients' personal identifying information, linked accounts he controlled to their Pandemic Unemployment Assistance accounts and diverted the payments, and also used clients' information to apply for PPP loans for companies it describes as fictitious. This is the government's position in its trial brief, not a finding.
What happened to the co-defendant?
Elizabeth Lorraine Robinson pleaded guilty on February 28, 2025 to counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 and 33 of the superseding indictment. The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, approved the plea agreement and adjudged her guilty on March 14, 2025, referring the matter for a presentence report.
How much is at issue?
The trial brief states that the scheme resulted in the diversion of more than $700,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and PPP benefits.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
2 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.